WAKE UP BREATHING

Verse 1

Alarm clock rattles, coffee starts to sing,

Sunlight sneaks across the floor and touches everything.

Bills still waiting, grass still needs a mow,

But the birds outside my window got nowhere else to go.

The mirror tells the story of the miles I've traveled through,

A few more lines around my eyes, a different kind of view.

The world can keep its worries for another little while,

I'm standing in the doorway with a grateful kind of smile.

Chorus

I woke up breathing, what a beautiful surprise,

Another morning painted in a thousand shades of sky.

I got two feet beneath me and a heartbeat keeping time,

If I'm still here to see it, then life is doing fine.

Some folks spend forever chasing what they're needing,

Me, I'm counting blessings 'cause I woke up breathing.

Verse 2

The dog is at the doorway with a tennis ball and grin,

Like every day is Christmas and we're starting all again.

The coffee tastes like victory, the morning feels brand new,

The ordinary miracles are hiding in plain view.

I ain't saying every road is smooth and every day is gold,

I've carried storms and scars enough to make a story told.

But every dawn reminds me that the gift is in the seeing,

A brand-new page begins the moment I wake up breathing.

Chorus

I woke up breathing, what a beautiful surprise,

Another morning painted in a thousand shades of sky.

I got two feet beneath me and a heartbeat keeping time,

If I'm still here to see it, then life is doing fine.

Some folks spend forever chasing what they're needing,

Me, I'm counting blessings 'cause I woke up breathing.

Bridge

One day the ride is over, everybody knows it's true,

That's exactly why the little things shine the way they do.

The laughter and the heartache, every season, every feeling,

Are gifts we only open when we wake up breathing.

Final Chorus

I woke up breathing, what a beautiful surprise,

Another chance to love somebody underneath these skies.

The sun ain't making promises, neither am I,

But today is more than enough and that's the reason why.

Before I start believing I need something more than being,

I thank the Lord above because I woke up breathing.

Tag

Good day...

I woke up breathing.